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M. FITZGIBBONS.

MEANS FOR PROTECTING PAPER IN ROLLS;

No. 319,969. PatentedJun 16, 1885.,

N. Pz rzns PholoLllhograplmr. Washington, 0. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

MAURICE FITZGIBBONS, OF NEXV YORK, N. Y.

MEANS FOR PROTECTING PAPER IN ROLLS.

FEPECIFTCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,969. dated June 16, 1885.

Application filed April 26, 1884.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAURICE FITZGIBBONS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for Protecting Paperin Rolls, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved means for protecting and preserving paper in rolls, whereby the ends of the rolls are protected from becoming soiled, torn, or otherwise injured while in transit or while being handled or stored at any time prior to its use; and it consists in firmly confining against the ends of the rolls of paper heads or plates of wood or other suitable rigid material extending to about the periphery of the roll, whereby the ends and sides of the roll are protected from damage by coming in contact with injurious substances or surfaces, thereby becoming torn, soiled, or wrinkled.

In the drawings the same reference-letters indicate the same parts.

Figure 1 illustrates one of the protectingheads, represented as against the end of the roll. Fig. 2 illustrates a side view of a roll of paper with the protecting-head and the cord which confines them against the ends of the roll in position. Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate, respectively, a plan View and a vertical longitudinal section of a different method of confining the heads on the end of the roll and of securing its centrality.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, A is the roll of paper, the dimensions of which will vary in different cases.

B B are the protecting-heads, which I prefer to make of two or more thicknesses of wood the grain of which cross each other, to give greater strength to the heads; but they may be made of a single thickness of wood, and also of metal, or of any other suitable material.

C O, &c., are slots cut radially into the edge of the heads sufficiently wide to receive easily the cord or rope c, intended to be used to bind and retain the heads in place. The slots 0 are extended toward the center of the heads as far as may be desired, so that the same size of heads may be used on rolls of differing diameter and yet the cord will be in close con- (No model.)

the pieces of wood together, and, second, the

large projecting heads will serve as little feet upon which the roll will rest when placed on end, thus protecting that portion of the cord 9 seen at d d, which is on the outside of the heads, from becoming worn or out. If the heads be made of a single thickness of board, then these nails may be simply driven into such board, that their heads may serve as the feet above named. Any other means of fastening the several pieces of wood together may be used. This protection of the cord may be effected in various ways, among which are cleats of wood thicker than the cord, nailed or otherwise secured on the outside of the heads; or grooves may be cut in the outside of the heads, within which the cord will rest. As stated, 0 is a piece of cord or rope, which passes from one head, B, to the other longi tudinally across the face of the roll, resting in the slots 0 somewhat after the manner of the headtightening cord in ordinary military drums.

The operation is as follows: The roll of paper is finished by the paper-maker in rolls, as usual, the end of the paper being pasted or otherwise fastened to the roll, so that it will not unwind. It may be covered with an additional covering paper or other material, or not, as desired. It is then placed on its end centrally on one of the heads 13. The cord 0 is then attached by a loop or otherwise to some part of the head, preferably one of the project-ing portions of the head between two of the slots 0, and the other head is then placed centrally on the other end of the roll, and the cord 0 is then laced, as it were, across the outside of the roll, being placed in the slots in the heads, entering one from the inside, passing thence around outside of the head, as seen at (Z (2, then passing back again to the inside of the head through the next adj aoent slot, and thence across the roll to the like slots in the other head, where it in like manner engages 'Thus the cord holds the roll firmly in the cenan ordinary barrel-hoop-may be placed be- .means, for receiving and holding a bight or end with the slots in the other head. After the cord has been placed in the slots entirely around the roll, the end of the cord is carried to about midway between the ends of the roll, and is there fastened to one of the cross-sections of the cord, and it is then carried around the roll circumfereutially, as seen at c 0, passing over and around the cross or longitudinal sections of the gords, and, being pulled tight, draws these cords toward each other, as seen at a, much after the manner of the action of the drum-head-tightening leathers, which embrace the head-tightening cords in ordinary military drums. The longitudinal cords c a being thus drawn toward each other exert a very powerful pressure on the heads B, and draw them with great force close against the ends of the roll and firmly bind them there. Vhen the cord is being laced through the slots 0, it is pressed down into close contact with the surface of the roll, and is drawn tight,and when the strain is applied to it consequent on pulling the longitudinal sections of the cord together, as stated, they are still more strongly pressed against the surface of the roll, because they slide down the radially-cut slots 0 as far as the surface of the roll will allow them to.

ter of the heads. In order that the cord may not out into the edge of the roll, a band of sheet-iron or of woodsuch, for instance, as

tween the cord and the roll adjacent to the heads, as seen at E in Fig. 2.

It will thus be seen that the heads afford a firm rigid support for the entire ends of the rolls,and also that the edges of the heads which project beyond the surface of the roll will prevent it from coming in contact with the floor or other surface on which the roll may rest, and thus,whether resting on its end or on its side, the roll will be elevated above the surface on which it may rest, and be protected from contact with water or other injurious substance on such surface.

It will not be necessary in all cases to resort to the drawing together of the longitudinal cords by the employment of the circumferential cord 0 in order to bind the heads firmly to the ends of the roll, the simple lacing ofthe cord through the slots and drawing it tight and fastening the end of the cord being in many cases all that is desired to properly se cure the heads.

Instead of the slots 0 having open ends at the edge of the heads, they may be simply holes elongated, radially or not, made through the heads; or their equivalents, rings or other of the cord, may be used but I prefer the openended slots, because they are the most simple, and also because a bight of the cord can be placed in them more easily than to pass its end through a hole or ring and then pull all the rest of the cord through.

If the heads be made of metal, the part out out to form the slots 0 should preferably be 1 bent over back upon the metal adjacent to the slot, thus forming a rounded smooth edge to the slot, so that it will not cut or wear the cord. The heads, especially ifmade of metal, may have a flange formed on their edge,which will embrace the edge ofthe roll ofpaper. Instead of the head being solid, it may be ring shaped, the central portion being removed.

Another method of practicing my invention is shown in Figs. 3 and 4:. A and B are respectively the roll of paper and. the heads; but instead of confining the heads by cords, I attach firmly to the center of the heads a hub or block, F, which is of such size as to fit into the hole in the spool G, on which the paper is wound. This hub centers the head on the end of the roll, and, in order to hold them firmly in place against its ends, I glue a strong piece of Manila paper or other tough wrapping substance (seen at H) over the edge of the head,overlapping it onto the roll adjacent to the heads. This paper or other wrapping substance may entirely enwrap the roll and extend beyond the heads, and be glued or tacked to the outside of the heads,being folded over the edges thereof for that purpose. This method is especially adapted for small or light rolls of paper, and when employed the diameter of the heads and of the rolls should preferably be alike, or nearly so.

The hub F may also be used in connection with the cords, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

I am aware that prior to my invention the ends of large rolls of paper have been protected by means of heads clamped to such ends by the use of a long iron rod which passed through the hole in the spool and through both heads and clamped the heads tightly to the ends of the roll by means of one or more threaded nuts on the rod. I therefore do not claim this, broadly; but

I do claim-- 1. The described means of protecting and preserving rolled paper, consisting of two protecting-heads of substantially the size of the ends of the roll, and provided at or near their edges with slots, rings, holes, or equivalent devices for the attachment of a cord or rope, and a cord or rope extending from one head to the other externally of the roll, whereby the heads are firmly held to the ends of the roll, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a head for the protection of a roll of paper, consisting of a plate of any suitable material provided at or near its edge with slots, rings, or holes for receiving and holding the bight or the end of a cord or rope, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

3. The head B, provided with radial slots 0, and cord or rope d, whereby the tightening of the cord will center the roll of paper relative to the head, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of theheads B, thehub F, andthe hollow spool G, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. The combination of the head B, the legs or feet D, and the cord (1, whereby the cord is protected from abrasion when the roll is placed on end, substantially as and for the purposes 5 set forth.

6. As a new article of manufacture, the head B, formed of two or more thicknesses of wood, the grain in which cross each other, and the feet D, formed by the heads of nails, which per- 10 form the dual function of fastening theseveral thicknesses of wood together, and also act as feet for the support of the head, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

' 7. The combination of the head B, the hol- MAURICE FITZGIBBON S.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. IVES, WALTER H. CRITTENDEN. 

